MMA History Podcast

Send a text For this very special holiday "reunion" show, manager Monte Cox hosts a get together with some of his former charges. The guest list for this one: UFC Heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia Rich Clementi Jeff Curran  Women's MMA Pioneer Jennifer Howe The LOP goes LIVE with guest Monte Cox, the sport of MMA''s most prolific manager/promoter dating back to the 1990&apos...

Send a text  Francisco Bueno - Career DEEPDIVE (ep, 145) #FranciscoBueno #MMAHistory #bjj  Brazilian Jiu Jitsu coral belt Francisco Bueno joins the #LytesOut team to talk about his fighting career, dating bck to the 1990's. Now a coach, Bueno fought MMA in the IVC and Pride back in te day and we will ask more about his times as a competing black belt. 0:00 Podcast intro 0:19 Guest intro, inte...

Send a text #PeteWilliams #LionsDen #kenshamrock  Pete Williams Career DEEPDIVE (ep. 144) Lion's Den member Pete Williams sits in with the #LytesOut crew to talk about his career. As a member of Ken Shamrock's Lion's Den, Pete Williams was front row, center for many historic moments going back to the 1990's. Our Lion's Den series continues....  0:00 Pocast intro 0:19 Start...

Send a text Our Lion's Den role call continues as we are visited y Vernon White for our latest DEEPDIVE. Vernon White was there from the very beginning with the legendary Lion's Den and his carrer in MMA spans two decades and more than fifty fights. There is a lot to talk about with Vernon, buckle up. Recorded the first week of December, 2022. CHAPTERS: 0:00 Intro  2:15 MMA Beginnings  4...

Send a text Jason Knight MMA & Bare Knuckle DEEPDIVE - Episode 142 / #ufc   Mississippi's Jason Knight is a BKFC and MMA unsung hero for sure. Jason Knight started his fighting career at just 14 yars old. After a stint in the UFC, Jason Knight turned to bare knuckle boxing, where he fought Artem Lobov in one of the most memorable marches of the modern era. And at 30 years olld, this man s...

Send a text Ken Shamrock Lions Den Tell -All Tony Galindo - Episode 141 / #ufc   Ken Shamrock created the United States first super gym; Tony Galindo gives us insight into the craziness of Ken Shamrock and what took place at the Lions Den. Ken Shamrock personal life has been much guarded; this episode is explosive and somewhat controversial. Ken Shamrock as you have never heard before. #KenShamroc...

Send a text #JamieVarnerMMA #JamieVarner #MMAHistoryPodcast JAMIE VARNER - MMA Career DEEPDIVE MMA veteran Jamie Varner joins the LytesOut Podcast to talk about his MMA career. Varner held a world title with the WEC during that organization's heyday but he always seemed to be the "B" sode during his time with the big shows.  Varner was very open and honest in this interview, thank y...

Send a text The LOP crew interviews historian Scott Burt. Scott runs the Bare Knuckle Boxing Hall of Fame in Upstate New York and is the active President of the legendary Police Gazzette periodical. We go deep into boxing history as we discuss the historic John L. Sullivan Vs Jake Kilrain bare knuckle boxing bout.  Sullivan trained at William Muldoon's upstate NY farm for his most famous bare...

Send a text The LOP crew interviews historian Scott Burt. Scott runs the Bare Knuckle Boxing Hall of Fame in Upstate New York and is the active President of the legendary Police Gazzette periodical. We go deep into boxing history as we discuss the historic John L. Sullivan Vs Jake Kilrain bare knuckle boxing bout.  Sullivan trained at William Muldoon's upstate NY farm for his most famous bare...

Send a text #AlexStiebling #MMAHistory #lytesoutpodcast Alex Stiebling Career DEEPDIVE (ep 138) 0:00 Intro 3:58 Developing Fighting Style 7:35 Furman Long vs Alex Stiebling 9:50 Committing to Fighting 13:35 Forgotten Fights 15:20  Alex Stiebling vs Jeremy Morrison 18:22 Roberto Ramirez Vs Alex Stiebling 22:00 Integrated Fighting  28:00 Training with Matt Hume 31:00 Practice Monsters 32:05 Hook n S...

Send a text #ChrisLytle #MMAHistory #NHB Danny Bennett Superbrawl Here we feature Muay Thai champion Danny "Boy" Bennett talking about his memorable but brief crossover into Mixed Martial Arts. Bennett fought Jay R. Palmer in a pair of legendary matches held on Hawaii's Superbrawl event - that is Superbrawl 3 and Superbrawl 4 to be exact. if you are not familiar with the KO's h...

Send a text Ricardo Liborio sits with Mike and Miguel to go over his storied career. One of BJJ's most advanced practitioners, he made his name world-wide as the head coach of American Top Team. We talk about it all in this unprecedented sit down. Chapters: 0:00 Intro  1:27 Bank of Brazil  5:15 Luta Livre vs Jiu Jitsu  8:00 Early Jiu Jitsu Politics 11:14 Meeting Carlson Gracie  13:08 Carlson...

Send a text #PedroSauer #MarkSchultz #mmahistory  0:00 Intro  2:05 Meeting the Gracie Family  4:58 1st Day of Jiu Jitsu  7:17 Mark Schultz rolling with Rickson  8:35 Mark Schultz meeting Pedro Sauer  9:15 Watching Rickson Gracie & Mark Schultz 12:52 Earning Black Belt  14:15 Helio Gracie Life Lesson your  17:00 Rolls Gracie  18:25 Wrestler Bob Anderson  19:18 Helio Gracie as a person  20:40 Hu...

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Send a text ElvisSinosic #AustraliaMMA #ufc Elvis Sinosic - Before The UFC DEEPDIVE (ep. 135) Australian MMA pioneer Elvis Sinosic joins the LytesOut crew to talk about his rise to worldwide recognition in the early days of the fight game. The first Australian in the UFC is just one of many  "firsts" in Elvis' career. The "King of Rock 'n' Rumble" is in the house...

Send a text #SemmySchilt #K1 #Kickboxing Semmy Schilt - K-1 Career DEEPDIVE (ep. 134) Semmy Schilt joins the LytesOut Podcast for a DEEPDIVE on his K-1 career. Semmy Schilt made his MMA debut in the mid-90s in Japan's Pancrase and he fought 40 or so bouts before switching over to K-1, kickboxing's biggest stage. There, he put in a fifty fight career that has him on the short list for K-1...

Send a text #RichardHeard #ValeTudo #MMAHistory Richard "Red" Heard Vale Tudo Career DEEPDIVE / Chris Lytle Vault Richard Heard fought in the early days of the modern sport, winning an 8 man tournament in Japan before fighting in the Ukraine and Brazil. We caught up with "Red" on the phone to go over what happened on some of the wildest shows from the mid-1990's. Heard lef...

Send a text Veteran slugger Rich Crunkilton sat with the LytesOut crew to talk about his career in MMA and in the UFC. Crunkilton continues to operate at the sport's highest level as a trainer. A great listen! 0:00 Podcast intro O:19 Guest intro, Interview start 1:07 Rich's martial arts background 2:20 First fight and the Jamie Levine experience 8:34 Charles "Krazy Horse" Benne...

Send a text #TrevorPrangley #MMAHistory #FiftyFightClub Trevor Prangley - Career DEEPDIVE (ep 132) South Africa's Trevor Prangley moved to Idaho to wrestle in college and the rest is history. We caught up with Trevor Prangley to talk about his MMA career. Fighting out of AKA, Prangley was one of the top middleweights in the world during his heyday. Here he sits with the LytesOut crew to remem...

Send a text #MotiHorenstein #UFC #UFCHistory Moti Horenstein Career DEEPDIVE / Chris Lytle Vault Israeli MMA pioneer Moti Horenstein takes the DEEPDIVE, as MMA Detective Mike Davis and Miguel Iturrate discuss his UFC and NHB career. Turns out, Horenstein only fought hall of famers on the world scene! We caught up with Horenstein at his Florida academy, where he still teaches Krav Maga to this day....

Send a text #RonTripp #MMAHistory #MMA Ron Tripp DEEPDIVE - The Man Who Defeated Rickson Gracie (ep. 131) It is the stuff of legends... Ron Tripp defeated Rickson Gracie in a Sambo match in the early 1990's. Ron Tripp ws also a coach at Oklahoma University for wrestling and he won a World Championship in Judo. The LytesOut crew is joined by Dr Ron Tripp to talk about his storied career and hi...

Send a text #ChrisLeben #MMAHistory #ufc  Chris Leben Before The UFC DEEPDIVE (ep. 130) Chris Leben joins the #LytesOut crew totalk about his earlycareer. Before rising to the UFC, Chris Leben paid his dues on the independent circuit. Leben sat with us for just about an hour. We have added after the interview a 40 minute interview with Chris that he gave us two days after leaving the hospital for...

Send a text #GregStott #MMAHistory #RangerStott Ranger Stott From The Vault 1 Ranger Stott versus Mark Kerr. It is perhaps the most famous fifteen second career in UFC history, as Ranger Stott was knocked out in his first and only UFC appearance. Now, after more than 20 years, Ranger Stott sits with the #lytesoutpodcast to talk about his road to the Ultimate Fighting Championships 15. From the Vau...

Send a text #FrankShamrock #UFC #mmahistory  Frank Shamrock UFC Legend DEEPDIVE (ep. 129) Legendary MMA pioneer Frank Shamrock is in the house. Frank Shamrock was the UFC's Light Heavyweight champion in the 1990's. From the legendary Lion's Den, Shamrock developed into the most dominant fighter of his era. Practically whitewashed from the official UFC "history" Shamrock is...

Send a text #MarkKerr #UFC #ADCC MARK KERR UFC and ADCC Early Career DEEPDIVE The Specimen. The Smashing Machine. From the early days of MMA few fighters had the sheer aura that Mark Kerr possessed.  We talk Brazil, UFC and ADCC with him for a few hours, so get to know Mark Kerr all over again. CHAPTERS: 0:00 Intro 1:35 Growing up in Davenport Iowa 2:50 Pat Miletich in High School 4:20 Moving to O...